The Private Life Of The Diary: From Pepys To Tweets: A History Of The Diary As An Art FormDiaries keep secrets, harboring our fantasies and fictional histories. They are substitute boyfriends, girlfriends, spouses and friends. But in this age of social media, the role of the diary as a private confidante has been replaced by a culture of public self disclosure. This is an elegantly told story of the evolutionand perhaps deathof the diary. It traces its origins to 17th century naval administrator, Samuel Pepys, and continues to 20th century